The reason Hunter fell in love with Sydney, besides Sydney's kindness, was that he saw the sparkle in Madeline's eyes.
In the past, Sydney loved Julien, but she was hurt by the guy and ended up in divorce.
In the upper class, so many women were hurt by men. Many women were more miserable than Sydney.
Most women were depressed after they got hurt. Some of them even committed suicide.
But Sydney was different. She quickly collected herself and moved forward with her life.
Her eyes still sparkled. She didn't give up on herself or become depressed. She took over the shattered Skylight with resolution and expanded its business.
Sydney didn't confine herself to one thing or be obsessed with one man.
Even though she got hurt, she could collect herself and move on. She wouldn't give up on herself.
Neither a relationship nor Julien was the most important thing to her. She would not give up her life for anything.
Instead, she could quickly give up on the person who broke her heart and live a better life.
It sounded simple, but few people could do that.
Hunter believed that even though Sydney was not hurt by Julien but was also a puppet of her family as they were, she would not give in to her family like everyone else and she would be able to make her own choices because she was a resolute woman and she always knew what she wanted and she had the courage.
Other rich kids, however, not only didn't have the courage, but they followed the wishes of their families and grew up to be the people they hated when they were younger.
It was Sydney's resolution and the sparkle in her eyes that interested Hunter and got him to fall in love with her later.
Now, hearing Sydney's plans for her future, he found himself crazy about her.
Sensing Hunter's burning gaze, Sydney frowned, "What's wrong?"
Hunter lowered his eyelids to hide the desire in his eyes and shook his head, "Nothing. I just thought of something."
"All right," Sydney nodded. She didn't ask any more questions.
Hunter was upset, "Why don't you ask me what comes to my mind?"
Sydney shook her head, "Not really. Everyone has secrets, and I'm not interested in yours."
The bottom line was that she wasn't interested in what he was thinking.
There was nothing between them. They were just friends. Sydney felt it was rude to ask about others' secrets.
Understanding that Sydney wasn't interested, Hunter shrugged his shoulders, "Okay." He didn't really want to tell her.
Hunter was afraid that if he told Sydney about it, she would be freaked out.
And Hunter needed to calm down and collect himself.
Hunter had already decided to give up on Sydney, but he had just been charmed by her again and he didn't want to give her up.
Hunter knew he shouldn't feel like that, so he wanted to calm himself down. He didn't want to do anything he would regret.
Hunter was silent, and so was Sydney. They waited quietly for the trial to begin.
After almost ten minutes, the jury arrived and the judge called the trial to order.
The two bailiffs were panicking, but they needed to put on a serious face.
They were afraid that Sydney would notice something.
They blamed it on Madeline.
They were told not to let Madeline say anything about Sydney's biological parents.
Just now, due to their negligence, Madeline almost said it.
Although they stopped Madeline just in time, they intervened at an odd time and Sydney might suspect that they did it on purpose.
They secretly hoped Sydney wouldn't get suspicious. As for the rest, there was nothing they could do.
Watching Madeline being taken away, her eyes bloodshot and her face contorted in anger, Sydney frowned, "The bailiffs seem to have deliberately prevented Madeline from telling me who my biological parents are."
Hunter's eyes flickered and he smiled, "How can it be? You don't understand the procedure here. After the trial, the prisoner has to be taken away immediately to avoid the plaintiff acting out of anger. That's the job of the bailiffs. They had to take Madeline away as soon as possible."
"Really?" Sydney raised her eyebrows and looked at Hunter with disbelief.
Hunter nodded with a serious look on his face, "Of course!"
Sydney bit her lower lip. She seemed to be pondering whether his words were believable or not.
After a moment, Sydney smiled, "Maybe you're right. The bailiffs don't know Madeline or me, and they have no reason to stop Madeline.
Hunter forced a smile. He didn't say anything. He was nervous inside.
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